Recorded: 14 October 2016

Released: 15 October 2016

Duration:99 minutes, 40 seconds

 

Paul Carr and Adam Smith talk about what has happened in the year since the release of the preprint by Boyajian, et. al. describing a very strange "alien megastructure" star. We talk about the work done so far, the controversies, and where we hope things will go in the area future.

 

Links:

The Wow! Signal Podcast

Where's the Flux?

Planet Hunters

Jason Wright: What Could Be Going on with Boyajian's Star?

Ben Montet Makes a Star Weirder

The Most Mysterious Star in the Universe

Tabby's Star for the Perplexed, part 3

Almost Certainly Wrong

 

 

Credits:

Host and Producer: Paul Carr

Panelist: Adam Smith

Music: DJ Spooky